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During the First World War Slovenes tried to arrange a unified state of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs living within the Habsburg monarchy. This demand, known as the May Declaration, was made by the Slovenian, Croatian and Serbian representatives in the Vienna parliament on May 30, 1917. The May Declaration gave rise to the Declaration Movement, which encompassed the entire Slovene nation. Around 200,000 signatures were collected supporting the deputies’ call. This awakened the consciousness among Slovenes that they should decide their fate themselves.

The design features the date “29/5 17” on the obverse and time “½ 9h zvečer” (8.30 pm) on the reverse, as copied from the preserved manuscript of the May Declaration.